Washboard



Patented May l2, 1925. i il y entren' STATES *PATENT ori-*ica WAsHnoAnD. application and June e1, 1923. serial No. 646,979.

To al? whom itt/may concern.' Figure 4 is a transverseA sectional i. Be. it known that l, Jinns v(. hlionin, a taken along the line l-flot' Fig.` 1.` citizen ot the United States, residingat This washboard is provided with air op Newport News, in the county ot' Warwick era-tingboard l, a head ,str ipzQ seculfeduto@ and Siate of Virginia, have invented-certhe upper end ot the operating board, sider tain new and nselul Improvements in strips 3 which are extended to provide ,sd Washhoards; and I do declare the fol-lowporting feet for the board, and cross stri' ling' to be a lull, clear, and exact description et which ,eXtendbetwe-en the side strips Band `ot' the invention, such aswill enable others constitute soap-supporting ledges. Y. Th skilled in the art to which it appertainsto soap-supporting ledges or strips Lthafve'jbe make and use thelsame. provided with notches 5 so` that the wate vThis `invention;relates lto un ilnljn'oved lwhiclrinay acculnulatefabove the soap-supVu washboard'ainl one object off the invention porting :strips may pass 'throughl thesl is to lnovide'the washboard?with a rubbing'` notches. v i a A surtacehaving' an"i1nproved water and air Referring' to Fg- 2, ,'WH b9 S991? tlm pocket l'orzned therein so that as the rlothes one fare 'of the operating` board l-'has heer are rubbed over the board, apartial suction provided with a plurality oi longitudinally will he created in the pocket which will asextending rows of pockets or fgroovcstl i sist in removing dirt Ytroni the clothes. that cach row or line of grooves has `i Another object ot the invention is to so` grooves positionedrin staggered relation to construct this washboardl that the pocket the grooves or pockets ofpthorow o'ri formed in the operating board will cause a next to it. The grooves or pockets 6 ,haven very ellicient rubbing `action ywhich will pereach been formed in the shape shown and in mit the clothes to be readily cleaned withaddition to beingftapered longitudinally toont damage to' the fabric. ward each end, each of these pockets is re- Another object of the invention is to so duced in depth toward its end as shown in @o construct this washboard that opposite sides Fig. 3. Upon the opposite face of the operof the operating iboard may be provided atiingr board, there has been provided pockwith pockets formed in lon'gitlnlinally exets 7 which extend longitudinally ol the tending rows, the pockets being formed opboard in rows and are positioned in opposed posite each other and the board being prorelation to the pockets 6. Therefore, pasne vided with openings to permit passage ot' sages 8 can be formed in the operating board' water from one side ot the board to the to provide communication between the poele other and also permit air to be passed' ets 6 and 7. It will thus be seen` that air through the board when in use.I and water can pass through these passa-ges Another object ot the invention is to so and suction provided when the board is in o0 form the pockets that they may be posi use to canse the clothes to be easily and tioned Withthe pockets or grooves of one quickly cleaned. The pockets 7 taper lonrow positioned in staggered relation to adgitudinally towards their upper and lower 40 jacent -rows thereby permitting,` the rows to ends and are also reduced in depth towards be formed relatively close together and their ends. Intermediate its length, each 95 further permitting one side of the ope 'ating of the pockets 7 has been provided with side board to-have its grooves provided with side arms .9 which extend transversely of the extensions which will permit heavy material pocket. In View of the fact that the pock-V to be very easily and quickly cleaned when ets of one row are positioned in staggered rubbed upon the board.' relation to the pockets of adjoining rows, 160

This invention is illustrated in the acit will be evident that the arms 9- will ex companying drawing', wherein tend to intersect adjoining rows at the ends `ignre l is a view in elevation looking at of the pockets 7 of the adjoining rows. onel face of the washboard. These'arms 9 are formed similar to the end Figure 2 is a view in elevation looking at portions of the pockets and taper towards 106 the opposite side of the washboard. their ends and further are `reduced in depth -Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View towards their ends. It will thus be seen taken along the line 3 3 of Fig. l.. that the grooves 7 together with their side.;

armsy 9 will form pockets, each of which will .be in the shape of a four-pointed star.

When this washboard is in use', it is placed in the tub in the usual manner and soap will rest upon the ledge 4. If line material is being washed, the sideshown in Fig. 2 will be used. As the material is rubbed along the surface of the operating board, the pressure will cause the water and air to be forced through the openings 8 and this will set up` a suction which will tend to assist in removing the dirt from the clothes. At the same "time, the tapering edges of the pockets Will provide rubbing surfaces. If heavier material is being washed, the board will be put in place with the side shown in Fi 1 uppermost. The material to be washe will be rubbed over this'surface and will be quick- 'tween thepopposed pockets being provided by means of the passages 8 so that the clothes axed my signature.

surface rovided with a multiplicity of ver- -tically e ongated depressions forming pockets', said pockets being decreased in width from their centers toward their opposite ends to dispose the ends of the edges there' 'of at acute angles with respect to each other, said washboard being* provided with unobstructed openings communicating with the centers of said pockets for passage of air and water, said pockets being increased gradually in depth fromtheir ends to said openings and from their side openings to said openings to facilitate the discharge ot' Water through the latter.

2. A Washboard having a clothes rubbing surface provided with a pluralitv of transversely spaced vertical rows of depressions ,forming pockets, the pockets of said vrows being. joined and `provided 4intermediate their ends with openings, and a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal rows of pockets joined with the intermediate portions of the rst named pockets.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto JAMES C. MICHIE. 

